AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

James Curl

MATH3862 · STATSM134 · MATH72 · MMATH134 · STATS134 · MATH71 · MTEN72 · MATH90 · MATH1589 · STAT134 · MATH1242 · MATH70 · MATH20 · MATH134 · MATH10 · STATS · 108 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you already strong in math and want a brutal stats bootcamp; otherwise find another section.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy HomeworkCondescendingSarcasticStats Hardball
  • Very hard stats/math with and
  • subject master to some, rude and condescending to many
  • and easy As are rare

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Getting an A requires , and hard exams with little partial credit or cushion.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students consistently call stats and his courses extremely hard, fast, and conceptually demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory and tags say skip class and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about a quarter would take him again; many call him the a few hardcore fans.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students report little partial credit and penalties for picky formatting.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

LOTS OF and students describe all-day studying and summer cram loads.

Format shift

Workload reports are entirely from in-person classes.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Knows the material deeply but many call lectures choppy, self-centered, or hostile when questions arise.

Format shift

Teaching tone .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and labs plus intense midterms and .

Format shift

Assessment pattern described only in in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person stats and math with , and a sharp, often condescending classroom style.

Main concern

, and frequent reports of rude or dismissive treatment when students ask questions.

What students said

“He is a and assigns a heavy workload and doesn't use the class time wisely.”
MATH134
“Extremely sarcastic and rude when questions are asked.”
STATS134
“ but straight forward. Some students often associate a tough class with a professor being bad, but Curl is great at explaining each problem!”
MATH134

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and not like the study guides, with little softness.

Hard In-Person ExamsIntense TestsStudy Groups Recommended

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult; students say they require group study and heavy prep.

Hard ExamsIntense TestsNot Easy
“ suggest you start a group and do a group study.”
STAT134
“ but straight forward.”
MATH134

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“By far the ! Spends more time talking about himself and what's the new headlines in the newspaper than actually lecturing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and personality split. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Teaching Quality

40/100

“He is very condescending and .”

📚 Workload Load

18/100

“Curl requires an unholy amount of homework and clearly deviates from the criteria of other stats professors.”

👎

28/100

“ .”

🧠 Subject Mastery

70/100

“His mastery of the subject is amazing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Spends more time talking about himself than actually lecturing
  • Irritable/angry when asked questions
  • He presents it in a straightforward way, and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was THEE hardest class I've taken in my college education
  • He is a and assigns a heavy workload
  • Don't expect an easy A, he'll make you work

Theme 3

😤 About Personality

  • Extremely sarcastic and rude when questions are asked
  • He treats junior college like a business
  • If you can't handle a little sarcasm, that's on you

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

108

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with , and personality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 519
3 out of 510
2 out of 520
1 out of 532

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3